Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09KINSHASA432
2009-05-02 08:44:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Kinshasa
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UNCLAS KINSHASA 000432
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
STATE PASS DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION
USAID FOR OFDA: MSHIRLEY and AFR/EA
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAIR ECON PGOV CG
SUBJECT: DRC AIRPLANE CRASH
UNCLAS KINSHASA 000432
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
STATE PASS DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION
USAID FOR OFDA: MSHIRLEY and AFR/EA
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAIR ECON PGOV CG
SUBJECT: DRC AIRPLANE CRASH
1. A Boeing 737 aircraft crashed 135 miles southwest of Kinshasa,
in the Democratic Republic of the Congo the morning of April 29.
Seven persons on the flight were killed; there were no American
fatalities. The plane left Brazzaville at 9:42 a.m. local time and
crashed while attempting to land in Kikwit, Bandundu province.
There are no other reports of deaths.
2. The plane is registered under the company name "Air Bako" and
was the only plane in the fleet. A Nigerian businessman, El Hadj
Baba Baklo, owns the company. The aircraft arrived in Brazzaville
April 25 from Bangui for repairs, reportedly involving pressuration
of the cabin and replacement of a window. The flight was en route
to Zimbabwe for additional maintenance.
3. U.S. Embassy Brazzaville has confirmed that there were seven
persons onboard. Press reports say two crew members were from
Cameroun, two from Congo-Brazzaville, one from the Central African
Republic, one from Zimbabwe, and one from Algeria. There are no
reports of Americans on the flight.
4. Embassy Brazzaville has notified the National Travel Safety
Board investigator in Nigeria. The DRC has not made a request for
assistance in investigating the cause of the crash.
5. Embassy Kinshasa spoke with the office of the governor of
Bandundu province. Local villagers reported a column of smoke
between the villages of Kenge and Nzazi, in an isolated area of the
province, on April 29. Flames from the crash prevented villagers
from reaching the crash site until the morning of April 30. No
survivors have been found.
GARVELINK
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
STATE PASS DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION
USAID FOR OFDA: MSHIRLEY and AFR/EA
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAIR ECON PGOV CG
SUBJECT: DRC AIRPLANE CRASH
1. A Boeing 737 aircraft crashed 135 miles southwest of Kinshasa,
in the Democratic Republic of the Congo the morning of April 29.
Seven persons on the flight were killed; there were no American
fatalities. The plane left Brazzaville at 9:42 a.m. local time and
crashed while attempting to land in Kikwit, Bandundu province.
There are no other reports of deaths.
2. The plane is registered under the company name "Air Bako" and
was the only plane in the fleet. A Nigerian businessman, El Hadj
Baba Baklo, owns the company. The aircraft arrived in Brazzaville
April 25 from Bangui for repairs, reportedly involving pressuration
of the cabin and replacement of a window. The flight was en route
to Zimbabwe for additional maintenance.
3. U.S. Embassy Brazzaville has confirmed that there were seven
persons onboard. Press reports say two crew members were from
Cameroun, two from Congo-Brazzaville, one from the Central African
Republic, one from Zimbabwe, and one from Algeria. There are no
reports of Americans on the flight.
4. Embassy Brazzaville has notified the National Travel Safety
Board investigator in Nigeria. The DRC has not made a request for
assistance in investigating the cause of the crash.
5. Embassy Kinshasa spoke with the office of the governor of
Bandundu province. Local villagers reported a column of smoke
between the villages of Kenge and Nzazi, in an isolated area of the
province, on April 29. Flames from the crash prevented villagers
from reaching the crash site until the morning of April 30. No
survivors have been found.
GARVELINK